Dito Montiel’s follow-up to his strong debut film, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, is just looking better and better. First he added Channing Tatum to the untitled film about a ticket scalper who gets involved in the underground world of New York City streetfighting; Tatum is one of the most exciting and talented up … Continue reading
As a fan of Westerns, I’m pleased as punch to see a bigscreen resurgence this year. 3:10 to Yuma has good buzz and great pedigree, and hot on its September heels comes The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, which now has a brand spanking new trailer that improves 100 percent on … Continue reading
If only this were 1997 instead of 2007…you remember 1997, don’t you? The music world was on the verge of being overrun with kooky rap/metal combinations. Limp Biskit had just released their debut album, Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, to a chilly reception that got mighty warmer once they released its carcinogenic cover of George Michael’s … Continue reading
Waking up to Carla Gugino casting news is like waking up as a child Christmas morning, only instead of frenzied glee as I tear into presents, it’s more me tearing through Google Search to enjoy her well-photographed self. I’m dignified like that. But as an adult, I do have responsibility to get a grip and … Continue reading
How did the NHL lose touch with my generation? When I was in college, EA’s NHL games were more popular than Madden; they boasted the easiest controls and the most fluid game play. And people were learning new names (Jaromir Jagr, Joe Sakic and Sergei Fedorov), while playing with established greats (Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux … Continue reading
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEADd. Dan O’Bannonc. Linnea Quigleyrelease date: September 11, 2007 September 11 is becoming a pretty big day for DVD releases. We get the eagerly anticipated (by me) special edition of Face/Off, the complete second season of Supernatural, the collector’s edition of The Graduate, and the first two items in today’s column. The … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $39.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 530 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Selected commentaries• "Making-of" featurette• Unaired scenes The Pitch “What if Hellblazer had been licensed by Aaron Spelling?” The Humans Paul Blackthorne, Valerie Cruz. The Nutshell Harry Dresden is a scruffy, down-on-his-luck private investigator whose hobbies include badgering Chicago police detectives, never getting … Continue reading
Just so you know, Greg Mottola is not upset at a perceived lack of credit for Superbad‘s success – even though some folks have tried to spin this blurb at New York Magazine‘s "Vulture" blog as evidence of hostility toward an allegedly credit-glomming Judd Apatow (who, I’m sure, has never glommed a thing in his … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: IFCMSRP: $29.95RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 215 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Documentary, Season 2 preview The Pitch It’s Sex and the City except with two chicks, not a lot of guys, and, oh yeah…comedy. The Humans Laura Kightlinger, Nicholle Tom, Patrick Bristow, Azura Skye. Colleen Camp had seen better days, but she knew … Continue reading
(If you’re looking for my preamble, and recommendations for the silent era, click here.) When your grandparents used to complain about Hollywood "not makin’ ’em like they used to", they really meant "not makin’ ’em like they were forced to make ’em as a result of the Production Code" – or "The Hays Code". Though … Continue reading